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Mashup project
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Possible uses for Government information in the era of Web 2.0 were the focus of a weekend “Govhack” event held in Canberra recently.
The Govhack, conducted in support of the Government 2.0 Taskforce’s MashupAustralia contest, brought web designers and developers together with Government data providers to investigate possibilities for reusing Public Sector information in new applications.
Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner said the event was an Australian first and demonstrated the innovative approach the Government 2.0 Taskforce was taking.

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   “The Government 2.0 Taskforce has been tasked with identifying how we can make Public Sector information more accessible and usable,” Mr Tanner said.
   “Events such as Govhack allow us to explore the possibilities and help identify barriers to open access.”
   He said more than 150 participants gathered at the Australian National University to discuss and develop working examples of Public Sector information mashups.
   Participants formed teams to develop and demonstrate their applications, with a panel presenting awards to the most useful and unique creations.
   The winner of the best mashup was a project that combined data on contract notices, business names, postcodes and electoral boundaries, to produce visual representations of relationships between Government organisations and businesses
   Other notable creations were a service to report damaged public facilities; another which provided statistics on Sydney suburbs based on their postcodes; and another that identified and appraised public toilets across the ACT.
   Mr Tanner said through MashupAustralia, the Government sought to make developers more aware of the data available and for Agencies to increase access to the pool of public sector information.
   For more information on GovHack see http://govhack.org or the MashupAustralia Contest http://mashupaustralia.org
   The Mashups created as part of the event could be accessed at
http://team7.govhack.net.tmp.anchor.net.au; http://its-buggered-mate.apps.lpmodules.com;
http://www.hackdays.com/2009govhack/app01; and
http://team13.govhack.net.tmp.anchor.net.au

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Mashup project is hit and mish

Mashup project
is hit and mish